On Saturday, May 28th, an eagerly awaited Edmund Rice event took place. The Province Vocations Committee had been planning for some time a walk from Kilmacthomas to Clonea Strand in … Continue Reading →

ByAiveen Mullally, Lecturer, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin What is Holy Saturday about? Is it the day we dust ourselves down after the fasting and solemnity of Good Friday and … Continue Reading →

When I was a boy growing up in the ‘fifties’ (that ‘long-ago-time’ when the world was still black-and-white), church-going and religious faith were central in our lives. Not only was … Continue Reading →

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Advent Thought : Vaclav Havel

For a long time I have been deeply convinced that the good future of this civilization depends on how well and how quickly is mankind able to find and understand again the absolutely fundamental spiritual values and principles common to all religions. We all know what they comprise: respect for the miracle of creation, of the creation of the world, Nature, life, and the human being, as well as respect for the moral order growing out of this miracle. I am sure that without the restoration of these values mankind would hardly be able to face all the threats looming over civilisation.